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The stock market was having a modestly strong start on Wednesday, with all three major market indexes in positive territory shortly after the opening bell. However, fintech giant PayPal Holdings

The global semiconductor chip shortage is getting worse, and it might not clear up until late 2022.

In this video from "The Virtual Opportunities Show," recorded on Jan. 25, Fool analyst Asit Sharma

Many tech and growth stocks dropped in January, but the shares of electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) sank more than most. Rivian shares crashed 36.6% for the full month

Artificial intelligence-based lending platform Upstart's (NASDAQ: UPST) stock attracted a lot of market attention last year, with its stock price catapulting nearly 700% by the end of October.  The

Federal Realty (NYSE: FRT) owns a fairly small portfolio of strip malls and mixed-use developments. Although it isn't the biggest name in its sector by any stretch of the imagination, it does have

Early 2022 has not been kind to investors. Through Jan. 28, the S&P 500 was down 7% while the Nasdaq was down 12%. While both have recovered a bit, it could be a rocky ride this year. During times

DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2021 earnings on Feb. 18. The company is growing revenue rapidly as it expands into new states.

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Senior housing has been at the center of the coronavirus storm from day one. LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC), with rents split roughly 60/40 between nursing homes and assisted-living facilities, has had

It would be easy to assume Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is nearing a plateau with its apps and content business. The company has already reached its goal of doubling 2017's services revenue by 2020

In this video, I will be going over AMD's (NASDAQ: AMD) Q4 earnings report. The company beat estimates across the board with record annual revenue and profitability. You can find the video below

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Sony (NYSE: SONY) operate very different business models, but they have overlapping interests in the video game market. That's why Microsoft's recent decision to buy

It's no secret that the technology sector has corrected in recent months, particularly with some of the more speculative names. It's partly due to a correction from frothy valuations and a more

I'm here to wave the flag for payment network company Visa (NYSE: V). Some investors may think it's been around forever and operates more as a value stock. But the company's only been public since

The new year has brought a lot of volatility to the stock market. At one point last week, the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq Composite were down 9.2% and 14.7%, respectively. While those drops have been

Early in my dividend investing life, I only looked at stocks with yields above 10%. I don't ignore such high yields today, but I'm more likely to temper my expectations and think about long-term

Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) YouTube is taking steps to integrate non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into its content platform. But is the move about quickly cashing in on a popular trend or

Sometimes it's pretty obvious why the stock market is falling. And when that's the case, it's actually a good scenario for investors. If you understand why stocks are dropping, you're likely to

After a tough January, the stock market has gotten itself back on an upward track in recent days. That upward trend looks likely to continue based on Wednesday morning's premarket activity. As of

Realty Income (NYSE: O) is a bellwether net lease real estate investment trust (REIT). Basically, with more than 10,000 properties, it is the 800-pound gorilla in the sector. With an impressive

The stock market is not off to a hot start this year: The S&P 500 declined by 7% through the first four weeks of 2022.

In many ways, the U.S. economy bounced back from the pandemic more quickly

If you want to identify companies that can provide the foundation for an investment portfolio, a great place to start is by looking at the selections of Warren Buffett.

Buffett is arguably one of

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) stock has become cheaper lately, meaning investors might see better returns from here.

In this video from "The Virtual Opportunities Show," recorded on Jan. 25, Fool

The tech and venture capital bank SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB), the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, reported earnings in the fourth quarter of 2021 that missed consensus estimates. The

Imagine if I told you there's a global technology company that has captured huge swaths of e-commerce in the world's most populous nation? That the company produced gobs of free cash flow and had a

The old trope is to pluck the leaves from a rose to find out if a person loves you or not. That's romantic, perhaps, but what a waste of time when you could, instead, be counting dividend checks